The R. Franco Group has been in the business of developing successful games for almost thirty years now. The Group is targeting the Asian casino market for the new range of their new game products.

IndoPacific is the premier distributor of game products in Asian countries.

CEO of IndoPacific Gaming Pty. Ltd., William Redshaw, said that they are please to introduce the R. Franco Groups wide selection of slot machines to casinos in Asia like Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, China, Cambodia, Taiwan and particularly in Macau.

Presently, the eighty casinos in Asia are generating thirteen billion US dollars and it is estimated to increase because of the new developments in Macau and Singapore.

Asia is estimated to generate gaming revenues of more than twenty billion US dollars by 2009 as Thailand, India, Taiwan and Japan is considering legalizing casino markets.

Mr Santiago Vinas, Sales Director for R. Franco Group, said that though the company is supplying some slot games to Asia, IndoPacific Gaming is still their best choice for further expansion.

There are more than twenty five different slot games offered by R. Franco Group and all the slot machines are in ergonomic cabinet designs.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/gaming-inks/feed/0Property Value Rises Near the Slot Machineshttp://swampgasbooks.com/near-the-slot/
http://swampgasbooks.com/near-the-slot/#respondSat, 17 Nov 2018 07:34:11 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=47Aside from contributing to the state economy, attracting customers and causing traffic jams at Interstate 81 since their opening last year, the Mohegan Sun at the Pocono Downs has caused property prices near the casino to soar higher and for some developments to take place on the state road.

Some asking prices for the properties are already close to about $1 million per acre, which makes it one of the most expensive stretches of real estate located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As the Mohegan Sun continues the operation of their $150 million slots hall, it is expected that the landowners and landlords near places where play slots are expecting to raise their prices.

A real estate agent, Charles Adonizio III, said that he keeps urging his family to acquire property in the area because it will all change in a few years. But the prospect of development in the area is not that big. An area located on the east side of Route 315, close to Interstate 81 has a very limited space for development.

The other areas are obstructed by rock formations or owned by private owners like the Oblates of St. Joseph, which is one of the biggest owners in the area. Parts of the area do not have any basic services like a sewage system, but it does not stop the speculation regarding the real estate property.

According to the state Department of Transportation, the average traffic in the area on the route near the Jumper Road during the year that the Mohegan Sun bought the Pocono Downs was around 7,500 cars per day. That traffic count is expected to increase once the Mohegan Sun pursues its expansion plans, but the PennDOT has no specific figure.

Mohegan Sun is already working on the traffic situation. The property value, like a rusted, steel building may not look like very much, but right now, the building along with the 7 acres of land the Elliott and Frantz site is already valued at $6.5 million or about $928,000 per acre.

Back in April 3, 2006, the lot was only valued at $1.5 million or about $333,000 per acre. Land on Highland Park Boulevard on the Wachovia Arena sells for only about $500,000 per acre. Landlord Gene Cokslom who owns about 130,000 sq ft of both commercial and office space as well as plazas says his property is more profitable now than before the opening of the Mohegan Sun casino.

House Bill 1835, which was advertised by its supporters as the answer to the dwindling customers at the racing tracks, would permit the Hoosier Park in Anderson and the Indiana Downs in Shelbyville to shell out $400 million for the licensing fee, which will allow them to put up around 1,500 slot machines.

Lawmakers are considering the potential money source as the long awaited answer for a property tax relief plan and the suggestion to sponsor research money grants intended for the scientific industries in the state. The scientific goal was a part of Gov. Mitch Daniel’s plans to put the Hoosier Lottery on the lease that has been languishing in the Indiana House, which was primarily controlled by Democrats.

House Bill 1835, which will be sent back to the House of Representatives, will also allow the Majestic Casino to keep their own options open to relocate in the city of Gary. Majestic Casino owner, Don Barden, has also related the option to the city leaders.

He cannot take his casino licenses outside of Gary unless he convinces the lawmakers to modify the state law. The law will also permit riverboat casino from the regulation that they should always maintain a working riverboat engine, which can allow the company to save some money and reduce employees.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machines-exceeded/feed/0Profits from Pennsylvania Slot Machines Exceeded Expectationshttp://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machines/
http://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machines/#respondSat, 18 Aug 2018 07:34:09 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=45With the slot machines located at all 4 racing tracks and casinos in Pennsylvania exceeding expectations that were made by analysts last year, it is little wonder that the Meadows Casino cannot wait to debut their brand new casino in Washington County on June 11, 2007.

According to the records held by the state Gaming Control Board that day, the Mohegan Sun at the Pocono Downs, Philadelphia Park, the Harrah’s Chester Downs and the Presque Isle Dows are earning a significant amount more profit from each of their slot machines than had been predicted in mid-2006 by the state’s gaming control board.

In all situations except the Philadelphia Park, the “win per day” amounts for each electronic slot machine exceeded the estimates made by the casino.

At the Mohegan Sun Casino in Wilkes-Barre, the “win per day” for each slot machine was $434 in May, $456 in April and $429 in March.

Before it opened for business, the gaming board employees predicted that the casino would earn a total of $180 per day per slot machine, while the officials of the Mohegan Sun put their average estimate at $230 per day per slot machine.

The second racetrack and casino in Pennsylvania was the Philadelphia Park in Bucks County, which opened in December 2006 with 2,143 slot machines. The casino’s win per day last May was $354 per slot machine; $366 in April, and $364 in March.

For the Harrah’s Chester Downs located south of Philadelphia, the win per day per machine was $294 in May; $297 in April and $285 in March. For the Presque Isle Downs in Erie, the casino’s 2,000 slot machines earn $233 per day in May, higher than the estimated $161 per day by the gaming board.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machines/feed/0Queens Senate Slots Row Affecting Video Slot Machines Placement in Aqueduct Race Trackhttp://swampgasbooks.com/queens-senate-slots-row-affecting-video-slot-machines-placement-in-aqueduct-race-track/
http://swampgasbooks.com/queens-senate-slots-row-affecting-video-slot-machines-placement-in-aqueduct-race-track/#respondFri, 06 Jul 2018 23:16:38 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=89On October 25th, 2008, the close race for www.slotmachines.it vital to Republican domination of the chamber is helping trouble a $370 million agreement to introduce video slot machines to Aqueduct Race Track. Democratic Governor David Paterson and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have not talked since when the Long Island Republican refused to back up Paterson’s pick of Delaware North Cos. of Buffalo to manage the video slot machines at the racing track in Queens.

Paterson’s office accused Majority Leader Skelos of letting political interests affect state finances. The Assembly’s Democratic majority supports Paterson’s decision. In the balance hangs the $370 million the company has offered to pay as an upfront to the state, which is facing a budget deficit as high as $2 billion this year.

Skelos spokesperson John McArdle said that they have stated from day one when this was proposed on the table that this has to be a tourist destination in the area and economic improvement was important for this to succeed. McArdle said that what was surprising was the timing of the announcement from the governor. Before Paterson announced his pick, the governor backed Democratic Joe Addabbo, a city councilman, for the slot held by Maltese since 1988.

A senior aide of Paterson said that tensions have gradually increased over the previous days between Paterson and Skelos because of the legislative election. Skelos is also talking with other bidders in the project, who promised less money but a larger return in the long term. These bidders are SL Green, a developer working with Hard Rock Entertainment and Capital Play from Australia, working with the Mohegan Sun Casino.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/queens-senate-slots-row-affecting-video-slot-machines-placement-in-aqueduct-race-track/feed/0Pro and Anti Slots Groups Face Off in Marylandhttp://swampgasbooks.com/anti-slots/
http://swampgasbooks.com/anti-slots/#respondSat, 14 Apr 2018 07:34:08 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=44On July 12th, 2008, the union representing more than sixty thousand state and local employees came out solidly for a constitutional amendment allowing slot machine gaming on the November referendum, saying that jobs and other services will be shelved if the referendum failed to push through.

Patrick Moran, the state director of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees said that they already have a $200 million deficit and they always bore the effects of budget cuts. Moran commented that the slot machines would contribute $700 million to the state, the same amount of money said by the pro-slots organization For Maryland, For Our Future in their bid to push the slots referendum. That is bigger than the estimates from legislative analysts.

The chairman of the Stop Slots Maryland, Aaron Meisner said that pro-slots organizations are just inventing the amount of money that the slots machine will give the state. He added that gaming is not a stable sector that they should rely on for the future of Maryland. Glen Middleton, the executive director of AFSCME Council 67 said that they desperately need additional funding for the school system and they are also lacking funds for their 1,300 grounds and maintenance workers for city schools.

The legislative analysts said that with the current structural deficit currently predicted for the fiscal year of 2009 until 2013, it is generally assumed that all of the available ETF funds will used to supplement operating programs and offset general expenditures-or replace the cash being spent.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/anti-slots/feed/0Queens Senate Slots Row Affecting Video Slot Machines Placement in Aqueduct Race Trackhttp://swampgasbooks.com/slots-row-affecting/
http://swampgasbooks.com/slots-row-affecting/#respondSat, 26 Aug 2017 07:34:06 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=43On October 25th, 2008, the close race for a Queens Senate slots vital to Republican domination of the chamber is helping trouble a $370 million agreement to introduce video slot machines to Aqueduct Race Track. Democratic Governor David Paterson and Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos have not talked since when the Long Island Republican refused to back up Paterson’s pick of Delaware North Cos. of Buffalo to manage the video slot machines at the racing track in Queens.

Paterson’s office accused Majority Leader Skelos of letting political interests affect state finances. The Assembly’s Democratic majority supports Paterson’s decision. In the balance hangs the $370 million the company has offered to pay as an upfront to the state, which is facing a budget deficit as high as $2 billion this year.

Skelos spokesperson John McArdle said that they have stated from day one when this was proposed on the table that this has to be a tourist destination in the area and economic improvement was important for this to succeed. McArdle said that what was surprising was the timing of the announcement from the governor. Before Paterson announced his pick, the governor backed Democratic Joe Addabbo, a city councilman, for the slot held by Maltese since 1988.

A senior aide of Paterson said that tensions have gradually increased over the previous days between Paterson and Skelos because of the legislative election. Skelos is also talking with other bidders in the project, who promised less money but a larger return in the long term. These bidders are SL Green, a developer working with Hard Rock Entertainment and Capital Play from Australia, working with the Mohegan Sun Casino.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/slots-row-affecting/feed/0Pro and Anti Slot Machine Supporters Clash on Arundel Mills Mall Slots Facilityhttp://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machine/
http://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machine/#respondMon, 24 Jul 2017 07:34:05 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=42On April 3rd, 2009, the fight to offer slot machines to the state of Maryland is far from finished. It has been an ongoing battle for years and now new concerns has surfaced. On one side of the issue, players want the opportunity to play slot machines closer to home. On the other side, some residents fear that having a gaming facility in their neighborhood will just bring negative effects to the community.

Supporters and critics of the slot machines told the Anne Arundel County Council in a hearing in Annapolis their opinions on the proposal to build a slots establishment near the Arundel Mills Mall. In order for that to become a reality, the Anne Arundel Council must approve a change in the zoning laws. The idea of the mall location came about after the owners of the Laurel Park failed to pay an initial slots licensing fee.

Anne Arundel resident Susan Cochren said that they do not want a slots facility in their area because it will have a bad effect in a family-oriented mall like the Arundel Mills. She added that they also feel that the facility will cause a rise in crime rate and other problems.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/slot-machine/feed/0Proposal To Allow Slots And Video Poker Gaining Support In Indianahttp://swampgasbooks.com/video-poker/
http://swampgasbooks.com/video-poker/#respondSun, 30 Apr 2017 07:34:13 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=49Indiana residents can usually play at casinos, buy tickets for the ongoing lottery and even place wagers on horse racing activities. January 9, 2007, an organization of pub owners in the area is preparing to renew their proposal pushing for slot machines and video poker machines that will be placed in bars, restaurants and fraternal organization lodges.

Back in 2003, a study by the Indiana Licensed Beverage Association revealed that if slots and video poker will be allowed in about 3,500 places in Indiana, about $300 million in total tax profits for both the state and local governments could result. The idea has gained the support and backing of most people from northeastern Indiana, where a lot of gambling using “illegal” machines occurs.

Some of the main supporters of the law will be Rep. Win Moses and Sen. Bob Meeks, Republicans from Fort Wayne and La Grange. While a lot of legislators does not support the idea that the state of Indiana can gain more money from these expanded gambling activities, backers believe that the law has gained appropriate momentum because of a crackdown conducted by the Indiana Excise Police almost two years ago which failed to eliminate the gambling industry.

The situation in Indiana is that this slots and video poker industry has been ongoing even underground, where about 25,000 machines have made their way to convenience stores, bait shops and trailers, which have made it hard for police authorities to regulate. Authorities can only regulate the sale of alcohol and tobacco. David Long, the Republican Senate President pro tem from Fort Wayne, said that the crackdown has a downside, which is that it only drove these machines underground. Indiana could then try to make the law stricter or try to eliminate the machines totally or legalize them so that it could be regulated properly. Long added that some counties in the state do not possess the machines and a lot of lawmakers say that making them legal will just be a boost in gambling activities in the state.

In other counties like where he serves, these machines are just everywhere. Jim Bounds, a business owner in the area, sold his machines to avoid trouble with the law enforcers, but still supports the legalization of the machines. Bounds said that the profits that the money from these machines can be divided accordingly between the state and the small scale businesses in the state. Most business owners said that instead of banning the machines, it is more appropriate to regulate it properly. But groups that oppose gambling in Indiana said that it is not advisable to make the state a “whole gambling area”, according to Lorin Clementz, who is the coordinator of the Indiana Coalition against Legalized Gambling.

]]>http://swampgasbooks.com/video-poker/feed/0The Three Important Aspects of Gamblinghttp://swampgasbooks.com/the-three-important-aspects-of-gambling/
http://swampgasbooks.com/the-three-important-aspects-of-gambling/#respondSat, 25 Feb 2017 23:54:06 +0000http://swampgasbooks.com/?p=119Whatever your motivation in gambling, be it for fun or for money, you should take a correct approach to gambling. How you approach gambling can spell the difference between success and failure. To succeed in gambling, you must do what is important to winning and avoid the traps and pitfalls that victimize the losers.

So what is the correct and proper approach to gambling? There are many strategies that can help you win, but there are three vital aspects of successful gambling. These are patience, strategy and consistency.

Patience is important because being impatient will destroy your gameplan. If you are in a hurry to get things done, you will deviate from your original strategy, making you vulnerable to mistakes.

Don’t be in a hurry when you are gambling. Take your time and think it over before you make your next move. By being patient, you will be able to think clearly and make full use of your skills and strategies. Being impatient, on the other hand, will take your game out of control.

Strategy is another vital aspect of successful gambling. No gambler has ever won without using some strategy. You should know what, when and how to bet or move, with the help of your strategies and techniques.

Remember that the casino always has an advantage over the player. Your goal is to at least minimize the house edge so that you can have a realistic chance of winning. Using strategy will help lower the casino advantage so that you will have a better chance of winning the game and making a profit. Don’t rely on hunches and guesses when you play.

Consistency is another characteristic of a successful gambler. This means sticking to your gameplan no matter what happens. This is easier said than done. Many gamblers often stray away from their gameplan especially in the midst of a bad beat and when they get emotionally involved as a result of a bad beat.

Consistency means never allowing anything, including your emotions, to make you deviate from your strategies. The only time that you deviate from your gameplan is when you can’t seem to win using your strategies. In this case, it would be better to find out what’s wrong with your strategy and fix it.

However, being consistent doesn’t mean placing the same bet over and over again at the risk of being tagged a robot, nor making predictable and obvious moves. You should mix up your play so that your opponents will not pick you apart at the gambling tables.

Patience, strategy and consistency will help you succeed in your gambling activities. Always keep in mind that you should also manage your finances wisely while you’re gambling. As long as you are patient, consistent and use the correct strategies, there’s no reason why you can’t win in gambling.